Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in France
France: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 45.9% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in France, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
France recorded 45.9% for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in 2015.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in France peaked at 46.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 1991.
That places France 103rd out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.8% | 30.6% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.5% | 33.6% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 39.4% | 46.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 100 Haiti 47.7% compare
- 102 Morocco 46.1% compare
- 104 Kyrgyzstan 45.8% compare
- 105 Equatorial Guinea 45.3% compare
- 106 Sri Lanka 45.3% compare
More climate change data for France
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.7% (2100)
- Population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 68.72 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Urban population 54.18 million (2025)
- Urban population 78.8% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 3.97 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 40.05 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 3.97 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 3.97 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in France?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in France was 45.9% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 46.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 1991.
- How does France rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- France ranks 103rd out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.